PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Allen
vs
Grabowski

165 cm
30
152 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

171 cm
20
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Borys Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Grabowski. Beautiful body shot.
Grabowski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grabowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grabowski throws a nice looking combination but Allen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grabowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Grabowski scores with a four punch combination!
Grabowski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Allen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Allen does no damage.
Grabowski throws a wild body kick that Allen sees coming a mile off.
Grabowski dodges the punch combination from Allen.

Allen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Grabowski tries to roll over but Allen keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski is staying active underneath Allen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Allen seems content to control.
Ground and pound from Allen.
Allen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Allen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Allen punching from mount but Grabowski doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski tries to lock up and control but Allen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Allen cracks Grabowski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grabowski holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Allen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen controlling his opponent.
Allen with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Allen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski is trying to escape the mount.
Allen looking to control but Grabowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Allen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grabowski's face.
Grabowski is looking to get to half guard.
Allen with a couple of short strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Allen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Allen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Grabowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen looking to control but Grabowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Allen punching from mount but Grabowski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen controlling the position easily from mount.
Grabowski avoids a series of strikes thrown by Allen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen trying to control but Grabowski is having none of it.
Allen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateus Allen dominated that round.
That's time! Allen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Allen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grabowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Allen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Allen wants to control but Grabowski is keeping him busy.
Allen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Grabowski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Allen wants to control but Grabowski is keeping him busy.
Allen working the head and body with strikes.
Allen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
A lull in the action here as Allen stalls from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Allen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Grabowski won't allow Allen to pass to mount.
Allen is working hard here to advance position.
Grabowski is staying active underneath Allen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Allen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Allen trying to mount his opponent but Grabowski defends it.
Allen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Allen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Allen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Allen is landing with some decent strikes but Grabowski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Allen landing shots from mount.
Allen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Grabowski is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grabowski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Allen controlling the position easily from mount.
Grabowski sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to pass the guard but Grabowski is defending well.
Allen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grabowski keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Grabowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateus Allen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Allen staying out of range there.
Allen closes the distance and clinches up with Grabowski, looking for a takedown. Allen pushes Grabowski against the cage but Grabowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grabowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Grabowski.
Grabowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Allen throws a lazy uppercut
letting Grabowski counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Grabowski.
Allen shoots in for a double leg but Grabowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grabowski misses the shot to the body.
Allen takes a swing at Grabowski's ribcage but misses.

Allen moves into range and clinches up with Grabowski.
Allen is trying to drag Grabowski to the mat but Grabowski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateus Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grabowski is trying to force a seperation but Allen has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski is trying to break the clinch but Allen has him pressed against the cage.
Allen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grabowski's efforts to push away.
Grabowski is trying to push Allen away but Allen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grabowski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Allen.
Allen has Grabowski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Grabowski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Grabowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mateus Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski tries to break the clinch but Allen is controlling the position.

Grabowski manages to break the clinch.
Grabowski dips to his left and cracks Allen with an uppercut!
Grabowski defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.

Allen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grabowski on his heels. He'll look to pass Grabowski's guard now, I'm sure.
Allen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mateus Allen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mateus Allen.
Grabowski walks into a stiff left hand from Allen.
Grabowski moves out of range as Allen strikes.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Grabowski slips the punch.
Grabowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grabowski misses with a kick to the body.

Allen scores a takedown into full mount!
Allen content just to control the position here.
Allen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Allen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Grabowski for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mateus Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Allen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Mateus Allen!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Mateus Allen!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Mateus Allen!

Mateus Allen wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Mateus Allen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.